Worst "I'm a star so I'm gonna sing" singing celebrities of all time

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

These were Rhino Records' choices when they released the first volume of "Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing Off"...

1. Proud Mary - Leonard Nimoy
2. It Ain't Me Babe - Sebastian Cabot
3. Blowin' in the Wind - Eddie Albert
4. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - William Shatner
5. Whiter Shade of Pale - Noel Harrison
6. I Can See for Miles - Frankie Randall
7. Try a Little Tenderness - Jack Webb
8. Twist and Shout - Mae West
9. House of the Rising Sun - Andy Griffith
10. Mr. Tambourine Man - William Shatner
11. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Jim Nabors
12. Like a Rolling Stone - Sebastian Cabot
13. White Room - Joel Grey
14. If I Had a Hammer - Leonard Nimoy

Your additions to the list?

[nickgutierrez]

1. Carl Lewis, national anthem

AAAAAAAAAAAAH, my ears!!!

[Nlighten1]

2. Eddie Murphy

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

5. "My Girl Likes To Party All The Time"...I forgot that one

They said it was gonna be a huge hit because Rick James produced it. Who could have known...

:evilgrin:

[SmileyBoy]

3. "The Great Celebrity Puke-Off" is more like it.

:puke:

[HEyHEY]

4. Anything Bruce Willis released

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

9. You didn't like "The Return Of Bruno?"...

...and why hasn't anyone mentioned this guy:

[Tom Kitten]

36. Cybil Shepard did it to Cole Porter...

before she did it with him!

She actually released an album titled "Cybil Does It to Cole Porter"...I think Bogdanovich produced it...when he was doing it to her!

[Spider Jerusalem]

6. Interesting to note...

that Dylan covers comprise most of the album. Guess they decided "Well, he can't really sing too well, either, so I can't fuck it up TOO badly..."

[tishaLA]

7. Pia Zadora?

or was she of the genre "I'm-sorta-famous-and-I-have-a-rich-hubby-so-I-can-sing"?

[The Zanti Regent]

12. What about Dora Hall?

Mrs. Solo Cups herself...

http://www.dorahall.tvheaven.com/

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

17. My mother used to send for those records!!!

She sent away for all of 'em, every time a new one came out. I dreaded the arrival of the mailman.

Egad, what a blast from my past.

:toast:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

13. I saw the E! "True Hollywood" story on her, and...believe it or not...

...she had a pretty large audience that held her in high regard. Of course, it's easy to have a musical career when Sugar Daddy keeps the platinum card close at hand.

[Jackhammer Jesus]

8. Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy (featuring Rick James!)

Although I have a renewed appreciation for it after seeing the Rick James bits on Chappelle's Show.

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

[The Zanti Regent]

10. Anything sung by Calypso Lou Farrakhan

"Is she or is she ain't"

and the immortal

"Don't Touch Me Nylon"...

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

14. Oh man, I forgot him...

...I used to listen to Howard Stern every morning at work and he had that calypso album in "heavy rotation"...

:evilgrin:

[Tom Kitten]

37. Robert Mitchum released a calypso album too

as did Maya Angelou!

[gonefishing]

11. Madonna

I'm sorry I had it backwards:

"Worst "I'm a star so I'm gonna act" singing celebrities of all time"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

16. George Harrison hated working with her and Sean Penn on...

"Shanghai Surprise." I forget the exact quote but it was essentially "this woman does not understand humor"...

:-)

...but he'd already spent a big chunk of Beatle money on the movie before he realized his mistake.

[flamingyouth]

15. The '85 Chicago Bears

I mean, really, people. :eyes:

[RetroLounge]

23. Hey! Dems fightin' words!

Da Bears!

RL

[The Zanti Regent]

18. Don't forget Tony Perkins!

http://www.ccmusic.com/item.cfm?itemid=CCM03492

[NightTrain]

19. John "Dukes of Hazzard" Schneider.

In the summer of 1981, he made the national Top 20 with a horrendous remake of one of my least favorite Elvis tunes, "It's Now Or Never."

[Bob3]

20. Rosanne Barr - Star Spangled Banner

as ugly as it gets.

[countmyvote4real]

21. Don Johnson AND Philip Michael Thomas n/t

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

22. Finally!

Johnson released the "bloated with guest appearances by his superstar friends" albums, but Philip Michael Thomas went for the "Teddy Pendergrass with a hint of reggae" style, which in his hands became "extremely slimy bedroom seduction music."

I was curious at the time and bought a sealed copy of the Thomas album for 99 cents...if anyone remembers "cut outs" with either a hole punched in the corner of the jacket or a piece cut off.

[countmyvote4real]

35. Let's just call it "80's anonymous."

T-shirts with suits were novel ideas that still resonate today. But if I need to roll up my sleeves, I think it would make more sense to take off my jacket.

Anyway, from fashion to music this was all a stunt. There was no there there. Oddly enough, that seems to work in the same way when singers want to act. If there is no there there, then there's no there over there either.

[pagerbear]

24. Dinah Shore really was a singer, but

...50 Ways to Leave Your Lover? Come on, Dinah!

[Tom Kitten]

25. Telly Savalas, Joe Pesci, among others...

Yeah, I'm twisted, I collect albums I find "golden throats"...the Shatner, Cabot, and Webb albums are legendary stink bombs but rather amusing...I can add Telly Savalas, I have 2 lps, can't remember any notworthy songs he covered but do remember a gem titled "Who Loves Ya Baby"...

"Little Joe Pesci" started out as a singer, I have a cd with him doing "Got to Get You Into My Life", and yes, he sings in the same voice he speaks with...

Other atrocities:

Walter Brennan, "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town"
Joey Bishop, "Your Cheating Heart"
Danny Bonaduce "59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy"
Mae West, "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Bill Cosby, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Wolfman Jack, "Sweet Caroline"

Sometimes good singers make bad lapses in judgement like ...

Bing Crosby, "Hey Jude" (from "Hey Bing!)
Mel Torme, "Sunshine Superman"
Roger Whittaker, "Good Morning Starshine"
Julie London, "Yummy Yummy Yummy"

[tishaLA]

30. Another good singer/bad judgment case

Ella Fitzgerald's COUNTRY album, Misty Blue. I revere Ella like none other, but LAWDY, that is some awful music. She did an album of "inspirational music" that also sucked, but it looks like a recording masterpiece next to Misty Blue.

[Harrumph]

26. Back in the old days (the 60's)

In the 60's if you had a TV series they gave you a record deal. That gave us wonderful songs (with alot of technical help) by:

Patty Duke - The Patty Duke Show - 'Please Don't Just Stand There'
'Say something funny to me'

Shelly Fabares - The Donna Reed Show - 'Johnny Angel'

Johnny Crawford - The Rifleman - 'Today is Cindys Birthday'

Paul Peterson - The Donna Reed Show - 'My Dad'

and of course Rick and David Nelson - The Ozzie and Harriet Show -
but they could actually sing.

Anyone remember any others from that era?

:smoke:

[Tom Kitten]

28. a couple...

Jerry Mathers (the Beav) "Wind Up Toy"
Ted Cassidy (Addams Family) "The Lurch"
Joe E. Ross (Car 54 Where Are You) "Ooh Ooh"
Hayley Mills "Jeepers Creepers"

Of course in the 70s the Brady Bunch put out a few albums, as did John Travolta...

Since Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) turned out to have a good singing voice, someone decided to give George Lindsey a shot at recording fame...I've seen copies of "Goober Sings!" but have yet to hear it!

(edited for spelling)

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

32. "Gonna let her in, gonna let her in, gonna let her in my life..."

Ah, yes. Travolta. He doesn't sing anymore. I wonder why?



:evilgrin:

[Lou_C]

27. Florence Henderson

I would prefer to get hit by a train then to hear her sing.

[pagerbear]

33. Don't knock Flo!

She was doing Broadway musicals long before she was Mrs. Brady.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

29. I'm laughing without even hearing the actual recordings!

:7

[Feanorcurufinwe]

31. William Shatner has to be the worst

Listen to a sample, if you dare: http://www.pathcom.com/~boby/lsd.au

[PittPoliSci]

34. anything by Bruce Willis

I like his acting, hate his politics, and hate his singing about the same.